Crescent Nebula and WR134
Resembling a flying stingray, the crescent nebula (NGC 6888) is a glowing gas cloud 5,000 light-years away in the constellation cygnus. It is an emission nebula shaped by a massive Wolf-Rayet star named WR 136. The other blue circular nebula to the right is the very faint Wolf-Rayet star named WR134. This region of the sky lies in the central arm of the milky way running through the heart of the constellation Cygnus.
About the Image
This image was taken in July 2026 under the pristine skies of DeadMan Mountain at 10,000 feet in the Colorado Rockies. Telescope used was a William Optics FLT91mm refractor and ZWO ASI6200 CCD camera. The total exposure time was 5 hours using Ha, OIII, SII narrowband filters.